Please note that this schedule is tentative. Additional information regarding the schedule and speakers will be provided soon.
All panels and discussions will take place in Thorne Auditorium, located at the Northwestern University School of Law. The Saturday cocktail reception and banquet will take place at the Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile. For information on travel to and between these locations, please see the travel page.
3:00 p.m.: Registration - Thorne Auditorium
5:45 p.m.: Opening Remarks - Thorne Auditorium
6:00 p.m.: Debate - Religion in the Public Square
(Thorne Auditorium, Northwestern University School of Law)
Featuring: Mr. Kevin J. Hasson - Becket Fund for Religious Liberty
Rev. Dr. Michael Newdow - Restore our Pledge of Allegiance
Moderated by: David McIntosh - Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw
7:30 p.m.: Panel - What is Morality? The Philosophical and Theological Foundations of Moral Debate
(Thorne Auditorium, Northwestern University School of Law)
Featuring: Prof. John S. Baker, Jr. - Louisiana State University
Prof. Randy E. Barnett - Georgetown University
Prof. Robert Burns - Northwestern University
Prof. Michael J. Perry - Emory University
Moderated by: Prof. Richard Garnett - University of Chicago
9:00 p.m.: Cocktail Reception
(Atrium, Northwestern University School of Law)
8:00 a.m.: Breakfast
(Atrium, Northwestern University School of Law)
9:00 a.m.: Panel - Moral Choices and the Eighth Amendment
(Thorne Auditorium, Northwestern University School of Law)
Featuring: Prof. Ron Allen - Northwestern University
Prof. Michael S. Moore - University of Illinois
Prof. Laurence P. Claus - University of San Diego
Moderated by: Judge Timothy M. Tymkovich - United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
11:00 a.m.: Debate - Same-Sex Marriage: Marriage, Public Policy, and the Constitution
(Thorne Auditorium, Northwestern University School of Law)
Featuring: Prof. Louis Michael Seidman - Georgetown University
Prof. Amy Wax - University of Pennsylvania
Moderated by: Judge Diane S. Sykes - United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
12:30 p.m.: Lunch Break
2:00 p.m.: Panel - Government Promotion of Moral Issues
(Thorne Auditorium, Northwestern University School of Law)
Featuring: Prof. Lillian R. BeVier - University of Virginia
Prof. G. Marcus Cole - Stanford University
Prof. Lino A. Graglia - University of Texas
Prof. Steven Lubet - Northwestern University
Moderated by: Prof. Steven Calabresi - Northwestern University
4:00 p.m.: Panel - Morality of First Amendment Jurisprudence
(Thorne Auditorium, Northwestern University School of Law)
Featuring: Prof. Andrew Koppelman - Northwestern University
Prof. John McGinnis - Northwestern University
Mrs. Phyllis Schlafly - Eagle Forum
Prof. Geoffrey Stone - University of Chicago
Moderated by: Prof. Orin Kerr - George Washington University
6:00 p.m.: Cocktail Reception
(Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile)
7:00 p.m.: Banquet, featuring Keynote Speaker
(Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile)
Featuring: Judge William H. Pryor, Jr. - Eleventh Circuit
